Representatives From Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (GCBC) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Donald E. Gibson, President & CEO; Martin Smith, Chairman; and J.
 Bruce Whittaker, Director and retired President & CEO of Greene County
 Bancorp, Inc. (GCBC), will preside over the Opening Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contact:
 Michelle Plummer
 michellep@tbogc.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 (646) 441-5220
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (GCBC):

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of The Bank of Greene County and its subsidiary, Greene County Commercial Bank. The Banks operate branches in upstate New York which provide full service banking services including retail, commercial, municipal, and investment management. The Bank of Greene County was founded in 1889 as The Building and Loan Association of Catskill and in July of 1999, Greene County Bancorp became publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange as GCBC. The Bank serves Greene, Albany, and Columbia counties in New York State and more information about The Bank of Greene County can be found at www.tbogc.com.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.